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An Interview You Don't Want To Miss

Greyhawk outdoes himself yet again. For those that follow good reporting (from any source) on the war, you've probably seen the name C. J. Chivers. He was a Captain in the Marines, and decided to take a new objective: reporting. Few do it as well...

Published Sun, May 30 2010 2:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

A Way To Honor A Fallen Hero Today

This is short, sweet, and simple. There is a petition up to name a U.S. Navy ship in honor of Lt. John William Finn. Well, just don't stand there, get to it. Rumor has it that DDG-113 hasn't been named yet...

Published Sun, May 30 2010 1:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten, U.S. Navy, Lt. John William Finn, ship, Navy, LT John William Finn, DDG-113, Memorial Day, Petition, naming a ship

Wa Po spinning hard on Gitmo Commission report

(h/t Weekly Standard) It is almost comical to watch our major news organs play agenda journalism. They have a narrative and the facts be damned, or at least spun so that the proles are sure to get the proper message, in this case Gitmo is bad, mmmkay...

Published Sat, May 29 2010 5:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

USASOC Unveils New Memorial Wall

See the Fayetteville Observer's video report.

Published Fri, May 28 2010 1:35 PM by BLACKFIVE

Great Event in St. Petersburg Tomorrow

If you're in the Tampa-St. Pete area, there's a fundraiser for the daughter of a fallen hero, Corporal Jonathan Porto. You all know his blogger wife (A Little Pink in a World of Camo): Saturday, May 29 6-9pm Paddy Burkes 100 4th St S. St Pete...

Published Fri, May 28 2010 3:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

Memorial Day: Fitting Memorials and Passing of Torches

By now, you have read this post by Blackfive. If not, you need to. Today, there are two posts you need to read in honor of those who gave their tomorrows for our today. For they may be gone, but they also live on -- especially when others pick up the...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 10:20 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Guns for all my friends in Chicago

The killing of a Chicago policeman and Iraq war vet from the WI National Guard, who my buddy Kev knew and respected, has caused an outcry in Chicago. The disarmed residents have decided they are sick of being victims and if the bad guys have guns they...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 1:50 PM by BLACKFIVE

James Hooker's Latest Songs

James Hooker, a Grammy award winning artist, has been featured here before. His song "Hanging Out with the Boys (on the Line)" was one that military blogs played. Now, he was two new songs with more coming in an album. You can go here to check...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 5:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders

National Memorial Day Parade

There is a big National Memorial Day Parade in DC on Monday obviously, it is sponsored by the American Veterans Center. They asked me to see if there were any retired folks in the area who would like to ride in the parade. So if you know of any retired...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 4:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Memorial Day - They Sacrificed their tomorrows for us

"If our eyes grow dull, other hands slack, and other hearts cold in the solemn trust, ours shall keep it well as long as the light and warmth of life remain to us." - General Orders No.11, WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 1868, Headquarters, Grand Army...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 2:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Yawn

Yes I am aware Mr. Yon is still flinging poo, no need to send me more links. I have better things to do than indulge his paranoia. It is sad when he links to the tinfoil hat crowd to try and discredit me and the other folks here. Hopefully he will move...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 5:16 PM by BLACKFIVE

Talking DADT on Rachel Maddow's show

JD and I did our stint discussing the repeal of DADT and it seemed to go quite well. We got a bit less time than they hoped because of the oil debacle, but I think the discussion covered the points I wanted at least. Plus I made her laugh when I mentioned...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 1:57 PM by BLACKFIVE

The Battle of Another Gun...

Let me start out this post by just saying this. Never, not once, dirty, clean, dusty, snowy, muddy, wet or dry did my M-4 fail to go "BOOM" when I pressed the "BOOM" switch. It never jammed, double fed, stove piped or just went "CLICK...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 8:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Rules of Engagement and Weapon Status

First of all, the R.O.E. in Afghanistan is not new. This is not something that has never worked. It is not something that Obama's team foisted on anyone. It's been around for years, and don't take my word for it... Over at the Mudville Gazette...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 6:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

On TV and you won't believe where

This should be fun, I am appearing on Rachel Maddow's show on MSNBC tonight along w/ JD Johannes to discuss support for repeal of DADT and asking for Congress to chill until the military completes its study. Yes you read that correctly MSNBC, which...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 6:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

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